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Memoirs of Aaron Burr Novel Chapters
List of most recent chapters published for the Memoirs of Aaron Burr novel. A total of 127 chapters have been translated and the release date of the last chapter is Apr 02, 2024
Latest Release: Chapter 1 : Memoirs of Aaron Burr, Complete.by Matthew L. Davis.PREFACE.During a period of forty yea
Memoirs of Aaron Burr, Complete.by Matthew L. Davis.PREFACE.During a period of forty years I was intimately acquainted with Colonel Burr, and have reason to suppose that I possessed his entire confidence. Some time after his return from Europe in 1812, on
- 27 Poor Mr. Stockton is incurable. He cannot survive the summer.Yours, ROBERT TROUP.FROM COLONEL TROUP.Baskenridge, June 27th, 1786.MY DEAR AARON, After a very disagreeable ride indeed, I came here the day before yesterday in the afternoon; and yesterday mor
- 26 I have not yet counted it, but I suppose it is right. To-day or to-morrow I shall leave a receipt for it at Dr. Rash's. I believe I shall presume so far upon your friends.h.i.+p as to borrow a part of it for my own use for about a fortnight. I am much di
- 25 Watkins was kind enough to deliver me yours of the 8th of December, written, I presume, at Paramus. I almost envy you the happiness you have enjoyed. From the first moment of my acquaintance with Mrs.Prevost and her sister, I conceived an admiration for t
- 24 On retiring from the army, Colonel Burr visited his friends in New-Jersey and Connecticut. He had previously determined, as soon as his health would permit, to commence the study of law. During the four years he was in public service, his patrimony was gr
- 23 _To whom it may concern_:-- Colonel Burr, being on very pressing public business, every magistrate will a.s.sist him in changing horses, and all friends of the country will also a.s.sist him.June 2d, 1779. ALEXANDER McDOUGALL, Major-general._To whom it ma
- 22 Sir, The reasons I did myself the honour to mention to your excellency in a letter of September last still exist, and determine me to resign my rank and command in the army.The polite indulgence you favoured me with at that time restored temporarily my he
- 21 The preceding correspondence is evidence of the military character of Colonel Burr, and his standing with General McDOUGALL. Although his rank was only that of a lieutenant-colonel, yet he was constantly in the actual command of a regiment, and frequently
- 20 I am, sir, yours, &c., ALEXANDER McDOUGALL.FROM MAJOR PLATT, AID TO GENERAL McDOUGALL.Headquarters, 25th February, 1779.SIR, The general wishes you to detain the best officers and men, for five complete parties of sixty: and, as soon as Major Hull can be
- 19 These two days past I have taken a particular view of the country and roads from White Plains to Mamaroneck, Rye, and Sawpits. I find it much easier protected, and more secure, than the western part of this county. From the Bronx to Mamaroneck river, thro
- 18 I am your affectionate humble servant, ALEXANDER McDOUGALL.P. S. I fear the pickets from your parties are too far advanced from them. The distance ought not to exceed half a mile at night; and the quarters of the pickets should be changed every night afte
- 17 _First._ Tarrytown._Second._ Isaac Reed's and John Hammond's, near Sawmill river._Third._ Starr's and Moses Miller's, one and a half miles in front of Young's._Fourth._ Merritt's and neighbouring houses, near Farmer Oakley's.By this arrangement the
- 16 FROM GENERAL LEE.October, 1778.DEAR SIR, As you are so kind as to interest yourself so warmly in my favour, I cannot resist the temptation of writing you a few lines. Till these two days, I was convinced the Congress would unanimously have rescinded the a
- 15 STIRLING.FROM TENCH TILGHMAN.Newark, July 8th, 1778.DEAR SIR, His excellency desires me to inquire whether you have received any information of the enemy's movements, situation, or design? He will leave this place about 4 o'clock this afternoon, before
- 14 3. James Monroe, late president of the United States, then aid to Lord Stirling.CHAPTER IX.Colonel Burr was a rigid disciplinarian, and in the performance of his duty made no difference between those officers who were his friends and those who were not; y
- 13 Colonel Burr, with his accustomed prompt.i.tude, as soon as he received the orders of Major-general Putnam, put his regiment in motion. On the second day of his march he received from General Varnum the following, directed to Lieutenant-colonel Burr, on h
- 12 I was this morning favoured with your excellency's letter of the 29th ult., and my appointment to Colonel Malcolm's regiment. Am truly sensible of the honour done me, and shall be studious that my deportment in that station be such as will ensure your f
- 11 I am your very obedient servant, NATHANIEL JUDSON Footnotes: 1. Adjacent to what is now Grand-street.CHAPTER VIII.As early as the 10th of August, Burr, in a letter to his uncle Edwards, [1] expressed apprehensions that the retreat of the American army fro
- 10 I have received your letters from Stockbridge, with my watch, for which I thank you. Our six galleys which went up the North river attacked the British s.h.i.+ps. They behaved well, but were drove off with the loss of three killed and twelve or thirteen w
- 9 In July, 1776, she resided in Elizabethtown, New-Jersey. Her father was with Lord Percy on Staten Island. In her memoirs, speaking of herself, she says:--"Thus dest.i.tute of friends, I wrote to General Putnam, who instantly answered my letter by a very
- 8 On the Sorel an incident occurred which gave some alarm to the voyagers. Burr had taken into his boat, as a kind of companion, a young merchant. On the borders of the river they suddenly discovered a large brick house, with wings, having loopholes to fire
- 7 THE THIRTY-FIRST OF DECEMBER, 1775, AGED 38 YEARS.This monument was erected in front of St. Paul's Church, in the city of New-York, in the spring of 1789.General Arnold temporarily became commander-in-chief of the American army near Quebec, and was accor
- 6 JONA. BELLAMY.To A. BURR.As soon as the guardian and relatives of young Burr heard of his determination to accompany Arnold in his expedition against Quebec, they not only remonstrated, but they induced others, who were friendly to him, to adopt a similar
- 5 In his retirement at the house of his brother-in-law (Judge Reeve), Burr was aroused by the shedding of his countrymen's blood at Lexington on the 19th of April, 1775. Immediately after that battle, he wrote a letter to his friend Ogden, requesting him t
- 4 Adieu.A. BURR.On the 12th of March, 1775, Burr writes Ogden:-- I have received your and Aaron's [3] letters. I was a little disappointed that you did not send an acrostic; but I still entertain some secret hope that the muse (who, you say, has taken her
- 3 In 1806-7 great excitement was produced, in consequence of Colonel Burr writing in cipher to General Wilkinson, In this particular he seems to have had peculiar notions. However innocent his correspondence, he was, apparently, desirous at all times of cas
- 2 CHAPTER III.In college, young Burr formed intimacies which ripened into lasting friends.h.i.+p. The attachment between him and Colonel Matthias Ogden, of New-Jersey, was both ardent and mutual; and, it is believed, continued during the life of the latter.
- 1 Memoirs of Aaron Burr, Complete.by Matthew L. Davis.PREFACE.During a period of forty years I was intimately acquainted with Colonel Burr, and have reason to suppose that I possessed his entire confidence. Some time after his return from Europe in 1812, on